TOPSS News Features Archive
Award Recipients
Professional Development Awards for High School Psychology Teachers
archived March 26, 20132013 TOPSS student competition question announced
archived March 26, 20132013 APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Awards
archived March 26, 20132012 APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Award winners
The 2012 Teaching Awards recognize outstanding high school teachers.Recipients of 2012 APF Grants announced
High school teachers benefit from APF funding to promote professional development.
archived Oct. 30, 20122010 APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Award recipients
This award recognizes outstanding teachers in psychology.
archived Jan. 5, 2011
2009 Intel ISEF winners
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Winners for 2009.
archived July 19, 20102009 TOPSS Scholars Essay winners announced
TOPSS Essay Competition winners for the summer 2009 Psychology Teacher Network.
archived July 19, 20102009 APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Award winners announced
The 2009 APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Award recipients as well as other past award recipients.
archived Oct. 22, 20092008 APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Award winners announced
The 2008 APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Award recipients.
archived Jan. 6, 2009
Calls for Nominations and Public Comments
2012 TOPSS Call for Nominations
Deadline: July 1, 2012
archived Aug. 28, 20122012 APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Awards
Deadline: March 15, 2012
archived March 27, 20122012 TOPSS Scholars Essay Competition Question Announced
Submissions must be submitted by March 5, 2012.
archived March 11, 2012Revised National Standards for High School Psychology
Revised National Standards (APA, 2011) are now available online.
archived March 11, 20122011 TOPSS Committee Elections
Deadline: July 1, 2011
Nominate a colleague or yourself to serve as the chair, member-at-large or membership coordinator.Guidelines for Preparing High School Psychology Teachers Course-Based and Standards-Based Approaches
Call for comment
Deadline: June 15, 2011
archived June 28, 2011Professional Development Awards for High School Psychology Teachers
Deadline extended to: May 1, 2011
Apply for funding from the American Psychological Foundation (APF).
archived May 2, 2011High School Psychology Teacher Network Grants
Deadline: May 1, 2011
Apply for funding from APF.
archived May 2, 2011APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Awards
Nominate a colleague, supervisor, student, administrator or yourself.
archived March 24, 2011Call for nominations: TOPSS 2010 elections
If you would like to become more involved in TOPSS, and are interested in gaining leadership experience and positively impacting the teaching of high school psychology, we encourage you to consider serving on the TOPSS Committee.
archived Aug. 24, 20102010 APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Awards call for nominations
The purpose of the APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Award is to provide an opportunity for TOPSS to recognize outstanding teachers in psychology.
archived April 15, 2010
Competitions & Grants
2012 APA Convention Award Program for High School Psychology Teachers and Students
Deadline: April 15, 2012
This program is designed to encourage attendance and increase representation of enthusiastic high school psychology students and their teachers at this year's APA Convention in Orlando, Fla.
archived May 1, 2012Students are invited to develop a poster on the theme "Psychology is a Science"
Deadline extended: June 6, 2011
archived June 7, 2011Professional Development Awards for High School Psychology Teachers
Deadline: May 1, 2012
Apply for funding from the American Psychological Foundation (APF).
archived May 2, 2012High School Psychology Teacher Network Grants
Deadline: May 1, 2012
Apply for funding from the American Psychological Foundation (APF).
archived May 2, 2012APA TOPSS High School Students Competition Announced
Deadline extended: June 6, 2011
Develop a poster on the theme "Psychology is a Science".
archived June 8, 2011Apply for an APF Pre-College Psychology Grant
These grants support the science and application of psychological science among talented high school students.
archived July 19, 20102010 TOPSS Essay Competition Question Announced
There will be four winners, each of whom will receive a $250 award for the 2010 APA TOPSS Scholars Essay Competition. Submissions must be submitted by March 1, 2010.
archived March 8, 2010
Events & Workshops
TOPSS Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
In 20 years, TOPSS has become a national, recognized professional organization for high school psychology teachers, the first and only such membership group that exists.TOPSS Invited Speakers for the APA Convention
TOPSS will sponsor five hours of programming at the annual APA convention.
archived Aug. 25, 2011- Using the National Standards to Promote Excellence in Teaching
A five-day institute on biopsychology was held at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in July 2007 for high school psychology teachers.
archived May 23, 2008
Membership Campaigns & Magazine Articles
Supporting psychology at the high school level
March 2010 Monitor on Psychology article highlights high school psychology.
archived Jan. 5, 2011TOPSS announces fall membership campaign
Join now and enjoy membership through December 2011 for just $40.
archived Jan. 5, 2011
